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PERSONNEL Personnel Director Jack Price gave a review of his department, which is divided into personnel and risk management. The primary functions of personnel are wage and salary administration, screening job applicants, fringe benefits administration, payroll, policy development and administration, and employee/labor relations. Director Price discussed the recent accomplishments of the Personnel Department, including reducing of employee turnover, limiting health care cost increases, conducting employee and management training series; and reducing the 1993 budget for both Risk Management and Personnel. Current projects are refining and improving the newly developed Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) program and to improve County employees' understanding of the program. Goals for the immediate future are to complete the Administrative Policy Manual, sustain a competitive, cost effective health care plan, and design and conduct a Management Development Training program. Elizabeth Jordan, Risk Manager, gave a summary of the responsibilities of her Division, which are loss prevention and loss control. Recent accomplishments include reduction of general and automobile liability claims and initiation of periodic drivers' license checks. A defensive driving course is conducted quarterly and is required to be taken by all drivers of County vehicles. Goals for the near future are to increase participation of Constitutional officers in the self-insurance pool, assist in updating the Administrative Policy Manual, and assist in the Emergency Preparedness plan for natural disasters. Information was distributed to the Board, including an analysis of fiscal 1991-92 for general liability, automobile and workers' compensation. BUDGET Joe Baird, Director of Office of Management and Budget (OMB), gave the Board a copy of the 1992-93 Annual Budget. He advised that his department currently has three employees and all budget - related documents are prepared in-house. The planning process begins in March, and the budgets are sent back to the departments with recommended changes and modifications in April. By June the departmental budgets are back in the OMB for final review. The budget hearings begin in July and the final budget hearings are held in September. Other responsibilities of the OMB are financing, bond issues, projections, analyzing county fiscal policies, supervising budgeting procedures and activities; reviewing all requisitions and performing fiscal contract 7 DEC 23 1993do j ai •.1 1'